Environment

Japanese Teaching Topic - ENVIRONMENT

Teaching ideas, art and craft, flashcards, games, lesson plans, songs, videos, useful websites, worksheets on the Japanese teaching topic ENVIRONMENT かんきょう.

Flashcards

Environment vocabulary cards
Match the Japanese environment words with the English translation. Or, Ss put the cards upside down on their tables and play memory.

Donated by S. Buck.

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Videos

Nature and the environment videos
http://web-japan.org/jvt/category/nature.html
A variety of short videos, in Japanese and English, on various topics about nature and the environment.

Websites

Eco Zoo
Pop up interactive ebook in English and Japanese. Discover about ways to be environmentally friendly.
http://ecodazoo.com/

Green energy
http://web-japan.org/nipponia/nipponia28/en/feature/index.html#2
An article on reducing greenhouse gases. In english and AJpanese.

Renewable energy
http://web-japan.org/nipponia/nipponia28/en/feature/feature06.htm l
An article about renewable energy, wave and tidal power. (In English and Japanese.)

Rubbish in Japan
http://www.city.hamamatsu.shizuoka.jp/lifeindex/life/gomi/index.htm
Read about the rules of rubbish in Japan in Japanese.

Solar power
http://web-japan.org/nipponia/nipponia28/en/feature/feature04.html
Read about Japan being the leader in solar power production. (In English and Japanese.)

Worksheets

Environment crossword
Crossword to review vocabulary related to the environment. Students translate the Japanese words into English.

Donated by S Buck.

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Plastic bags
http://hsc.csu.edu.au/japanese/continuers/changing_world/issues/current_read/currentreadtasks.html
Read about the problem of plastic bags in Japan and answer questions. (Task 6)

Protecting the environment
http://hsc.csu.edu.au/japanese/continuers/changing_world/issues/current_read/currentreadtasks.html
Read about the environment and answer questions. (Task 7)

Reuse, Recycle, Refuse
http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/secondary/languages/japanese/assets/pdf/articles/bc_furoshiki.pdf
Read an article on reusing, recycling and refusing. Then answer questions.

Save the Koala
http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/secondary/languages/japanese/assets/pdf/articles/bc_koalas.pdf
Read an article about saving Koala's and answer questions.

Sudoku - environment themed
Complete the sudoku puzzle with the kanji.

Donated by S Buck.

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